Establishing Special Courts
Lessons from Reformers: Specialized courts can provide greater access to justice and transparency for individuals with legal problems.
Current Action Plan
2022-2024
Action Plan 4
- Number of Commitments: 14
- Policy Area Focus: Not specified
Bulgaria’s fourth action plan includes 14 commitments focused on transparency and access to information, good governance and anti-corruption, open data, and civic participation. This 2022–2024 action plan renewed the country’s open government process after a hiatus since 2018. Most of its commitments engage new policy areas. (More)
Contact
Point of Contact
Maria Tsankova
State expert at the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bulgaria
m.tsankova@government.bg
Resources
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Bulgaria – Process Update Letter (August 2023)
2023, Letter, Web page
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Bulgaria Action Plan Review 2022-2024
2023, IRM Report, Web page
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Bulgaria – Letter Regarding Status (July 2022)
2022, Letter, Web page
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Bulgaria Action Plan 2022-2024 (December)
2022, Action Plan, Web page
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Resolution of the OGP Steering Committee Regarding the Participation Status of Bulgaria in OGP (2022)
2022, Letter, Web page
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Bulgaria – Letter Regarding Inactive Status Recommendation (March 2022)
2022, Letter, Web page
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Bulgaria – Under Review Letter – February 2020
2020, Letter, Web page
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Bulgaria End-of-Term Report 2016-2018
2019, IRM Report, Web page
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Bulgaria End-of-Term Report 2016-2018 – For Public Comment
2019, Report Comments, Web page
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Bulgaria – Notification of Late Action Plan (Cohort Shift) – January 2019
2019, Letter, Web page
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Bulgaria Mid-Term Report 2016-2018
2018, IRM Report, Web page
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Bulgaria Mid-Term Report 2016-2018 – For Public Comment
2018, Report Comments, Web page
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Bulgaria Mid-Term Self-Assessment Report 2016-2018
2017, Self Assessment, Web page
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Bulgaria End-of-Term Report 2014-2016
2017, IRM Report, Web page
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Bulgaria End-of-Term Self-Assessment Report 2014-2016
2017, Self Assessment, Web page
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Bulgaria Late Self-Assessment Report Letter – March 2017
2017, Letter, Web page
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Bulgaria National Action Plan 2016-2018
2016, Action Plan, Web page
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Bulgaria July 2015 Update to Second Action Plan
2016, Action Plan, Web page
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Bulgaria IRM Progress Report 2014-2015
2016, IRM Report, Web page
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Bulgaria Action Plan
2015, Action Plan, Web page
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Bulgaria IRM Progress Report 2012-2013
2015, IRM Report, Web page
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Bulgaria Self-Assessment Report 2013 (English)
2015, Self Assessment, Web page
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Bulgaria, Interim Self-Assessment Report, 2014-16
2015, Self Assessment, Web page
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Bulgaria, Interim Self-Assessment 2014-16 (Bulgarian)
2015, Self Assessment, Web page
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Bulgaria, Second Action Plan 2014-2016 (Updated)
2015, Action Plan, Web page
Commitment Performance
The following variables answer the question “Did this commitment open government?“, and focus on how government practices have changed as a result of the commitment’s implementation.
Key
No IRM data
Pending IRM Review
How to Get More Starred Commitments
Starred commitments in OGP are one of the ways the IRM designates promising reforms. The graph below shows where the major areas for improvement in action plan design and implementation should take place based on past action plans.
Key
Stars (Global average 7%)
Focus on implementation
Focus on design
Pending IRM review
No IRM data
Focus on design
Focus on objectives and impact (ambition/potential impact)
Focus on relevance to open government
Focus on verifiability
Public Participation
This table shows: 1) the level of public influence during the development and implementation of OGP action plans, 2) whether consultations were open to any member of the public or only to those invited; and 3) whether a forum existed that met regularly.
Key
Participation was closed
Participation was open to any interested party
No IRM data
Forum
Pending IRM review
Definitions
Collaborate: Iterative dialogue and public helped set agenda
Involve: Government gave feedback on public inputs
Consult: Public gave input
Inform: Government provided public with information on plan
OGP Global Report Data
The data below is drawn from the 2019 OGP Global Report. You can view and learn more about the report here.
Selected Dimensions of Open Government
This section captures how each OGP member can play a leadership role, based on IRM-based findings and third-party scores. This list does not cover all of open government and OGP members are not required to take any action.
Action implications
These are recommendations on the role that each OGP member might play in each policy area. The recommendations are derived from a combination of the IRM-based findings and third-party scores.
IRM-based findings
Reflect the performance of commitments in a particular policy area, as assessed by the IRM.
(NC) No Commitments
(CA) Commitment(s) in the policy area.
(IR) IRM-Reviewed: At least one IRM-assessed commitment.
(C) Was Complete: At least one commitment was substantially or fully completed.
(A) Was Ambitious: At least one commitment with moderate or transformative potential impact.
(ER) Showed Early Results: At least one commitment opened government in a “Major” or “Outstanding” way.
Third-party scores
Reflect “real-world” performance, i.e., performance outside of the OGP framework. Scores are comprised of various indicators collected by respected organizations.
Anti-Corruption
Action
Implication
Implication
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
Third-Party
Score (0-4)
Score (0-4)
Civic Space
Action
Implication
Implication
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
Third-Party
Score (0-4)
Score (0-4)
Open Policy Making
Action
Implication
Implication
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
Third-Party
Score (0-4)
Score (0-4)
Access to Information
Action
Implication
Implication
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
Third-Party
Score (0-4)
Score (0-4)
Fiscal Openness
Action
Implication
Implication
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
Third-Party
Score (0-4)
Score (0-4)
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